privy (n.)

  1. a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

    [ Syn: toilet , lavatory , lav , can , john , bathroom ]

  2. a small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate

    [ Syn: outhouse , earth-closet , jakes ]

    privy (adj.)

  1. hidden from general view or use; a privy place to rest and think; a secluded romantic spot; a secret garden

    [ Syn: secluded , secret ]

  2. (followed by `to') informed about something secret or not generally known; privy to the details of the conspiracy'

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